On March 14, 2016, Christina Higa, Co-Program Director of the Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center gave a presentation on Telehealth and Telemedicine to the Pre-Medical Association of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. During the presentation, students were asked if they were aware of telehealth and telemedicine. Unfortunately, out of the 28+ students…
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On February 10, 2016, the American Telemedicine Association had its first Telehealth Capitol Connection briefing with Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaiʻi) and key congressional staff to address proposals to improve Medicare coverage. See the video below to view the briefing in its entirety. To meet the growing interest in using telemedicine to…
On February 02, 2016, S.2484 – Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act was introduced to the floor of the U.S. Senate. The CONNECT for Health Act is a piece of bi-partisan legislation introduced by Senators Schatz (D-HI), Wicker (R-MS), Cochran (R-MS), Cardin (D-MD), Thune (R-SD),…
Workshop Summary Conference Program & Agenda 2016 Telehealth Policy Workshop Presentations Click the presentation titles below to view. Please do not use in other presentations, websites, or other materials without expressed written consent from the author(s). Transforming Health Care with Telehealth: State and National Telehealth Policy Trends and IssuesMario…
On January 7, 2016, the Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center co-hosted a Telehealth Policy Workshop with the Honorable Senator Brian Schatz. The workshop entitled, Policy Workshop on Telehealth Opportunities in Hawaiʻi Planning A Way Forward, brought together key telehealth stakeholders and leaders in the State of Hawaiʻi to discuss and plan tangible next…
The Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center (PBTRC) sat down with Dr. David E. Roth, Clinical Director and Derek Vale, Health Systems Management Office Chief, of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division (CAMHD) of the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH). In the video above, Dr. Roth and…
On December 10, 2015, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) released a new report entitled, Telehealth: Policy Trends and Considerations at a session of the NCSL capitol forum in Washington, D.C. The report is the product of a year-long effort involving state legislators, staff and industry representatives. The report addresses three major…
On August 18, 2015, the Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center hosted a Telehealth Roundtable, along with other telehealth leaders in the State of Hawaiʻi, and met with Dr. Aimee Grace, Legislative Assistant for Health and Melika Carroll, Policy Adviser for Telecommunications of Senator Brian Schtaz’s Office to discuss the status of…
The Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center (PBTRC) recently put together a telehealth white paper with contributions from key telehealth stakeholders, outlining the issues, challenges, and barriers facing telehealth adoption in Hawaiʻi. The white paper, titled Advancing Telehealth in Hawaiʻi: Issues and Challenges, addresses issues such as reimbursement policy (Medicare,…
Deborah Birkmire-Peters, PhD, Director, Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center, facilitated a session entitled “How Do I Get Paid for Telemedicine?” at the 2014 Hawaiʻi Health Workforce Summit: Building the Future held on September 6, 2014 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. The panel included Dr. David Wong, a dermatologist who lives…